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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:53:21 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: S.5379</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><font size="3"><strong>Bill Recently Introduced</strong></font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></p>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/5379" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S.5379 </a> <span>TRAIN Act, introduced 11/21/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> To create an administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which of their copyrighted works have been used in the training of artificial intelligence models.</font></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:02:51 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.10103</title>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10103" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R.10103</a> <span>TRIPS Waivers Act, introduced 11/8/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> To amend titles 17, 18, and 35, United States Code, the Plant Variety Protection Act, and the Lanham Act to require the submission of a report to Congress before the negotiation of any international agreement relating to an intellectual property right, and for other purposes.</font></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:09:26 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: S.4875</title>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4875" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S.4875</a> <span>NO FAKES Act of 2024, introduced 7/31/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> To protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes. </font></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:20:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<h1 style="line-height: 1.2; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; color: #1D5782; margin: 0 0 10px;"><strong>Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act </strong></h1>
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<a href="https://copyright.gov/newsnet/2024/1051.html?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">NewsNet 1051</a><br>August 30, 2024</h3>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 10px;">The U.S. Copyright Office is adjusting certain compliance dates related to the corrective adjustment process in its July 9, 2024, final rule on termination rights and other topics related to the Music Modernization Act. The final rule contained a discrepancy between a date in the rule’s regulatory text and its preamble. To resolve any confusion created by the discrepancy and ensure parties have adequate time to participate in the corrective adjustment process, the Office is adjusting the relevant compliance dates for all parties by extending each date by approximately thirty days from the original dates provided in the rule’s regulatory text.</p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 10px;">The original final rule and the rule adjusting the compliance dates can both be found on the <a href="https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/mma-termination/?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">website</a>.  </p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:28:01 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: S.4674</title>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4674" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S.4674</a> - Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2024, <span>introduced 7/11/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> To require transparency with respect to content and content provenance information, to protect artistic content, and for other purposes. </font></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:00:26 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>U.S. Copyright Office Issues Final Rule to Create New Group Registration Option for Updates to News Websites; Available Now</title>
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<h3 style="line-height: 1.2; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #000000; margin: 0 0 5px;"><a href="https://copyright.gov/newsnet/2024/1047.html?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">NewsNet 1047</a></h3>
<h3 style="line-height: 1.2; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #000000; margin: 0 0 5px;">July 22, 2024</h3>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 10px;">The U.S. Copyright Office has created a new group registration option, known as <a href="https://copyright.gov/registration/grnw/?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">Group Registration for Updates to a News Website or GRNW</a>, to allow news publishers to register frequently updated news websites as collective works with a deposit composed of identifying material representing sufficient portions of the works included, rather than the complete contents of the website.</p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 10px;">The rapid pace at which many web-based materials are created and updated presents a challenge for copyright owners seeking to protect online news works. Online news publishers have expressed concern that the registration options currently available to them are expensive and burdensome. After careful consideration of the benefits to copyright owners, the potential impact on the public record, and the ability to efficiently examine these works, the Office establishes this rule with the anticipation that it will lead to broader participation in the registration system.</p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 10px;">The application for the GRNW registration option is available now. For more information, visit our <a href="https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/newswebsite/?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">website</a>.</p>
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<h1 style="line-height: 1.2; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; color: #1D5782; margin: 0 0 10px;">U.S. Copyright Office Issues a Final Rule in the Proceeding “Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act.”</h1>
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<a href="https://copyright.gov/newsnet/2024/1044.html?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">NewsNet 1044</a><br>July 9, 2024</h3>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 10px;">The Copyright Office has issued a final rule in its proceeding “Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act.” This final rule confirms that the derivative works exception to termination rights under the Copyright Act (the “Exception”) does not apply to the statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music Modernization Act (“MMA”). It directs the mechanical licensing collective (“MLC”) to make future royalty distributions in a manner consistent with this understanding of the Exception and to engage in a corrective royalty adjustment process to correct earlier overpayments that were made based on an erroneous understanding of the Exception. Finally, the rule addresses related notice and timing provisions and other matters relevant to identifying the proper payee to whom the MLC must distribute royalties.<br><br>Additional information is available on the <a href="https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/mma-termination/?loclr=eanco" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">rulemaking's webpage</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:58:38 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.8070</title>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8070" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R.8070</a> - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, <span>introduced 5/22/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. </font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Note: Section 1750 includes an amendment to Section 105 of title 17, United States Code.</font></p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:49:10 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: S.4443</title>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4443" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S.4443</a> - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, <span>introduced 6/3/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. </font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Note: Includes a technical amendment to Section 105 of title 17, United States Code.</font></p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 07:04:34 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.7763</title>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7763" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> H.R.7763</a> - Living Wage for Musicians Act of 2024, <span>introduced 3/20/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To establish the Artist Compensation Royalty Fund, and for other purposes.</font></p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:06:06 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.7913</title>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7913" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> H.R.7913</a> - Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024, <span>introduced 04/09/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHang"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To require a notice be submitted to the Register of Copyrights with respect to copyrighted works used in building generative AI systems, and for other purposes.</font></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:34:19 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.7228</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7228" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> H.R.7228</a> - <span>BIRDIE Act</span><span>, introduced 02/05/2024.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHangWithMargin">To amend title 17, United States Code, to expand the copyright protection provided to architectural works to golf courses, and for other purposes.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 08:23:54 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.6966</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6966" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> H.R.6966</a> -&nbsp;<span> </span><span>Go Pack Go Act of 2024, introduced 01/11/2024.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties.</span></font></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:33:28 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: S.2857</title>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2857" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S.2857</a> - Go Pack Go Act of 2023, introduced September 20, 2023.<br /></font></p>
<p class="lbexHangWithMargin"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties.</font></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:56:22 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: S.835 &amp; H.R.1631</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/835" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> S.835 </a> -&nbsp;<span> Pro Codes Act</span><span>, introduced 03/16/2023.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>To amend title 17, United States Code, to reaffirm the importance of, and include requirements for, works incorporated by reference into law, and for other purposes.</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1631" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> H.R.1631</a> -&nbsp;<span> Pro Codes Act</span><span>, introduced 03/17/2023.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>To amend title 17, United States Code, to reaffirm the importance of, and include requirements for, works incorporated by reference into law, and for other purposes.</span></font></p>
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      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.791</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/791" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> H.R.791 </a> -&nbsp;<span> American Music Fairness Act of 2023</span><span>, introduced 02/02/2023.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, and for other purposes.</span></font></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:19:54 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: S.253</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/253" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> S.253 </a> -&nbsp;<span> American Music Fairness Act </span><span>, introduced 02/02/2023.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span> To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, and for other purposes. </span></font></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 09:26:03 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.576</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/576" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R.576</a> -&nbsp;<span>Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023</span><span>, introduced 1/26/2023.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span> To address the duration of copyright, and for other purposes.</span></font></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:23:09 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.7776</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7776?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R.7776</a> - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Includes sec. 6306: Copyright protection for civilian faculty of the National Intelligence University).&nbsp;December 23, 2022.<br /></font></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 08:51:56 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R. 9541</title>
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<p><font face="calibri,arial,sans-serif" size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9541?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R. 9541</a>&nbsp;- SMART Copyright Act of 2023, introduced&nbsp;<span>December 14, 2022.</span></font></p>
<p class="lbexHangWithMargin">To amend title 17, United States Code, to define and provide for accommodation and designation of technical measures to identify, protect, or manage copyrighted works, and for other purposes.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 07:07:13 -0600</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.7776</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7776?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R.7776</a> - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 amended by H.Res.1512, which added sec. 6306: Copyright protection for civilian faculty of the National Intelligence University, Dec. 8, 2022.<br /></font></p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:32:11 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: S. 169</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/169" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S. 169</a> - <span>ARTS Act</span><span>, became <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/169/text">Public Law No: 117-201</a>, October 17, 2022.<br /></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>To amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4932" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S. 4932</a> -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4178" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><span>American Music Fairness Act</span><span>, introduced 9/22/2022.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, and for other purposes.</span></font></p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:24:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.Con.Res.102</title>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/102" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.Con.Res.102</a> - <span>Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the duty of the Federal Government to establish a new royalty program to provide income to featured and non-featured performing artists whose music or audio content is listened to on streaming music services, like Spotify. Introduced 8/9/2022.</span></font></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:30:50 -0500</pubDate>
      <title>Copyright Legislative Developments: H.R.8250</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><font size="3"><strong>Bill Recently Introduced</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4178" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8250" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R. 8250</a> -&nbsp;<span>Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022, introduced 6/28/2022.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>To address the duration of copyright, and for other purposes.</span></font></p>
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